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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks agoWhich phone. There’s usually a hidden firmware flashing feature. I had to use that when an update failed on a OnePlus phone. I’ve only ever used ones for snapdragon based phones, never tried anything else.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Essential Ph1. The flashing tool isn’t out there anywhere as far as I can find
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
It has a snapdragon CPU so you’d have to try to find how to get it into EDL mode and potentially a cable for it. With my oneplus phone I rescued the other day I was able to use a regular cable, but that was also with their proprietary software.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_EDL_mode